Adult Support Care Worker

Westmorland and Furness Council; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Westmorland and Furness Council is offering an Adult Support Care Worker apprenticeship. You will work with adults with care and support needs, helping them live independently and safely, and contributing to person-centred care.

Join our frontline team to gain hands-on experience, receive high-quality training, and benefit from mentors and career development opportunities across Adult Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with care and support needs to achieve personal goals and live independently and safely.
• Provide person-centred care and empower individuals to exercise choice in their lives.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Adult Social Care and the Social Work / Occupational Therapy teams.
• Engage in high-quality training and development opportunities with mentoring and support from managers.

Job description

Interested in a rewarding career in Adult Social Care? Do you want to benefit from on the job, work experience, achieving a nationally recognised qualification, whilst getting paid for it?

Then an Adult Support Care Worker apprenticeship with Westmorland and Furness Council would be perfect for you!

Working in care gives you the opportunity to make a positive difference in people's lives. We are a passionate, innovative service, dedicated to empowering and enabling adults to have a good quality of life, valuing their unique qualities, strengths, and rights. We put our communities and the people we support at the very heart of everything we do.

You will be part of a team frontline staff who help adults with care and support needs to achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives, which is at the heart of person-centred care. We are looking for people with the right values: people who believe in human rights, who believe in building on people's strengths, and who believe working together with people.

You will also have the chance to spend some time with colleagues across Adult Social Care, including within our Social Work and Occupational Therapy teams, so you can get an idea of where your longer-term career interests may lie.

As an Adult Care Worker with Westmorland and Furness Council, you will benefit from high-quality training and development opportunities, personalised support from managers and mentors, and the chance to work alongside skilled and experienced staff. This hands‑on experience will allow you to gain valuable job‑specific knowledge and transferable skills, setting you up for a successful and rewarding career.